monogamous

English

Etymology

mono- + -gamous

Adjective

monogamous (not comparable)

1. Being married to one person at a time.
2. (zoology) Having only one sexual partner at a time.
3. (botany) monogamic; having a simple flower with united anthers.

Related terms

• monogamy

Translations

being married to one person at a time

• Catalan: monògam (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 一夫一妻 (cmn) (yī fū yī qī), 一夫一妻制 (cmn) (yī fū yī qī zhì)

• Finnish: yksiavioinen (fi)
• French: monogame (fr)
• German: monogam (de)
• Hungarian: monogám (hu), egynejű (hu)
• Icelandic: einkvænis- (is), (adhering to monogamy) sem aðhyllist einkvæni (is)

• Irish: aonchéileach (ga)
• Italian: monogamo (it)
• Japanese: 一夫一婦 (ja)の
• Portuguese: monógamo (pt) m
• Russian: моногамный (ru) (monogámnyj) 
• Spanish: monógamo (es)
• Swedish: monogam (sv)
• Turkish: tekeşli (tr)

having only one sexual partner at a time

• Catalan: monògam (ca)
• German: monogam (de)
• Hungarian: monogám (hu)

• Irish: aonchéileach (ga)
• Portuguese: monógamo (pt) m

See also

• polygamous